Aiyedatiwa intervenes as Ondo varsities suspend strike

By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — Workers in Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions will resume duty on Tuesday, September 29, following the suspension of an indefinite strike by the Joint Action Committee of Ondo State-owned Tertiary Institutions, JAC-ODSTI. The committee, comprising the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, suspended the strike following a financial intervention by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The unions had commenced the industrial action on September 2 over unresolved issues arising from the implementation of agreements reached between the Federal Government and the unions.

The strike affected workers at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko; Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa; and the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo. In a statement jointly signed by JAC-ODSTI chairman, Comrade Tayo Ogungbeni, and secretary, Comrade Kunle Akinwonmi, the committee directed workers to return to their duty posts from Tuesday. The committee commended Aiyedatiwa, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof.

Igbekele Ajibefun, and the governor’s Special Adviser on Special Duties and Union Matters, Comrade Bola Taiwo, for their roles in resolving the dispute. It also appreciated the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and members of the public for their support during the industrial action. JAC-ODSTI, however, urged the managements of the affected institutions to urgently address the non-financial aspects of the agreements, warning that unresolved issues could lead to another industrial dispute.

The committee said the suspension of the strike was intended to allow the process of resolving the outstanding issues to continue while academic and administrative activities resume across the institutions. The post Aiyedatiwa intervenes as Ondo varsities suspend strike appeared first on Vanguard News. AKURE — Academic and non-academic staff unions in state-owned universities in Ondo State have suspended their four-week-old strike, directing members to resume work on Tuesday, September 29.

The affected institutions are Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA; Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, OAUSTECH; and the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, UNIMED. The suspension was announced in a statement issued on Monday in Akure by the Joint Action Committee of Ondo State-Owned Tertiary Institutions, JAC-ODSTI. The statement was signed by the committee’s Chairman, Comrade Tayo Ogungbeni, and Secretary, Comrade Kunle Akinwonmi.

According to the committee, the decision followed an intervention by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa which addressed the core issues that led to the industrial action. “Following the financial intervention of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the crisis that led to an indefinite strike on Sept. 2, 2026, we wish to inform the general public that the indefinite strike is hereby suspended with effect from Tuesday, Sept.